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The Celtics had been in a mini-funk the past couple of weeks, losing four of their past six, and they entered the night 24th in the NBA in scoring (105.6 points per game) and 28th in shooting percentage (.429).

But the shots fell for the Celtics (9-6) Friday, as the team hit 52.8 percent from the field. Irving could not be stopped, shooting 18 of 26 from the floor to finish with 43 points. He also dished out 11 assists. Most impressively, he scored 19 in the fourth quarter as the two teams battled back and forth.

Irving then contributed to every Celtics basket in overtime, scoring four and handing out four assists.

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Kings (8-7) at Rockets (7-7) 8 p.m. ET - The Kings, who were 27-55 a year ago, look like a different team in the early going, thanks in large part to their high-scoring backcourt of De'Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield, who are both averaging around 19 points per game. The Rockets have also looked like a different team this year … but definitely not in a good way.